Ragi Puttu, Finger Millet puttu, how to prepare Kerala Ragi Puttu in idli stand

Today's recipe is Kerala Ragi Puttu in idli stand. Finger Millet is also called as ragulu in Telugu, kezhvaragu or  keppa in Tamil.  Generally puttu is prepared using puttu kudam called puttu vessel.  Ragi Puttu is popular breakfast recipe @ Kerela. It is prepared using finger millets/ Ragi powder, coconut, jaggery or sugar. This is very easy to prepare and very healthy as well as tasty too. Transferring different places will not only make you learn many things will also make you taste different food😍😋. I learned this Ragi Puttu recipe from my tenant Aswini, she use to prepare this puttu regularly. We can also prepare rice flour puttu too. We can also prepare ragi mudde or ragi sangati or ragi kali with Ragi flour which is very healthy.

                       Ragi puttu

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cook Time : 15 minutes

Serves : 2

Category : Sweets/ Desserts

Recipe Cuisine: Kerala

Main ingredients : Ragi Flour

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

Ragi flour / Finger Millet - 1 cup

Jaggery - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1 tsp(optional)

Salt - 1 pinch

Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 1 tsp 

Instructions 

1) sieve Ragi flour in a bowl. 

2) Fry Ragi flour in low flames till it changes color and we get nice aroma. 

3) Take a flour in a bowl let it cool for few minutes. Mean while grate coconut and keep jaggery ready. 

4) Then add salt and mix it well with your hands. 

5) Sprinkle little amount of water on flour, mix it well again sprinkle water and mix it with your hands. 

6) When you hold flour in your palm it should hold together, but when pressed it should crumble easily. Do not add water all at once. 

7) Transfer the above flour into cotton cloth, add water in idli stand, keep idli plate or any bowl with holes and place this cloth in it. 

8) Close the lid and cook it for 10 to 12 minute on medium flames, we can see ragi flour color changed a bit. 

9) Transfer the above flour into bowl add ghee, elachi powder, jaggery, half part of grated coconut and sugar(optional). 

10) Mix the above well without any lumps. 

11) Puttu is ready, its time to garnish it it. Add remaining grated in a bowl then add puttu on it and press it gently. Keep 1 plate on the bowl, reverse it and tap once puttu will come out easily. 

That's it puttu is ready to serve. 

Note

* Adding sugar is optional. 

Tips

** We can use sugar instead of jaggery. 

** Instead of idli stand we can use puttu maker if available. 

** We can also add fried cashew nuts and raisins. 

** We can also use banana in puttu preparations. 

** Just sprinkle water while mixing Ragi flour, do not make it as paste. 

Taking this healthy recipe to #FoodieMondayBlogHop #199th theme. This week theme is Ragi Tales suggested by Poonam Bachhav, her blog inspired me alot. Do visit her place  for different varieties of traditional and authentic recipes.

Also check other sweet dishes by clicking the link below pic.. 

                   Besan Ladoo

                              Kesari Bath

              Poha Badam Ladoo

   

                       Ragi Peanut ladoo            

                 Atukula Payasam 

     

Dates & dry fruits burfi

                       Pineapple Sheera

        Sabudana Coconut Ladoo

          Almond Mango Sandesh

                  Sweet Pongal

Rava Ladoo

  Puffed Rice/Maramarala LAdoo

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Ugadi Pachadi, how to prepare ugadi pachadi for Andhra Ugadi festival

"Sarvari nama samvastara Ugadi shubakankshalu" to all friends and family. Ugadi is famous festival in Andhra, Telangana and Karnataka States. "Ugadi Pachadi" Contains shadruchulu, six different tastes. Ugadi Pachadi  resembles the meaning of life like shadruchulu. To prepare this ugadi pachadi drink we mainly use 6 ingredients - raw mango, tamarind, jaggery, neem buds/flowers, green chilli/pepper, salt. These six ingredients signifies the six emotions of our life. 
* Raw Mango - Surprise
* Neem buds/flowers - Sadness
* Jaggery - Happy
* Tamarind - Disgust
* Green chilli - anger
* Salt - Fear

Life is combination of all these emotions, when all our emotions are controlled we will get success in life 😍. 

   The taste of Ugadi pachadi is different in different regions and houses. But the importance of Shadruchulu is same everywhere. Ugadi festival is considered as the new year for Telugu and Karnataka people. Telugu calendar / panchagam for new  year starts from ugadi, ugadi is the starting of vasantha ruthuvu / spring season. We will get many varieties of Mango fruits, which is our king of Fruits in India. For Ugadi we prepare food items like Mamidikaya papu/Mango dal, mango rice / mamidikaya pulihora,Mamidikaya pachadi/Mango pickle, boorelu, garelu and many more and ugadi pachadi is compulsory. 
Let's start recipe.. 

                 Ugadi Pachadi

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 0 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : Festival
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian 
Main ingredients :  all ingredients 
Author : Aruna Saraschandra             
Ingredients 

Raw mango - 1 small
Tamarind - small lemon size
Jaggery -  1/2 cup
Neem flowers/buds - 1/4 to 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 1
Banana - 1 
Fresh coconut pieces/ grated - 1/2 tsp
Roasted dal/putnallu/papullu - 1/4 cup(I did not used)
Salt - as per taste

Instructions

1) The main ingredients we have to use are raw mango, tamarind, jaggery, green chilli,neem buds/flowersand salt. (** check tips). In addition I like to add banana and fresh coconut.

2) First of all soak tamarind in water. 

3) Finely cut raw mango, banana, fresh coconut, green chilli and remove neem flowers and keep it ready. 

4) Now extract tamarind pulp without seeds by adding water. 

5) Now add powdered jaggery to the above and mix well. (** check tips)

6) Add all the chopped ingredients to the above and mix well. 

7) Now add required amount of salt to the above. 

8) Mix the above well, if the pachadi is very thick add water. (** check tips)

That's it divine, tasty ugadi pachadi is ready. Offer it to God and serve everyone. 

Tips

** You can also add roasted dal/ putnallu/ papullu. 

** You can also replace green chilli with red chilli powder or black pepper powder. 

** You can also add dry fruits in ugadi pachadi. 

** You can also add water melon seeds in ugadi pachadi. 

** If you feel your jaggery is not pure, then soak it in water and strain it. 

** Adjust water according to your quantity. 

** If you do not like neem flower bitterness then add it in little quantity and increase banana and jaggery quantity so that you will love to have it. 

Also check other festival recipes and sweet recipes by clicking the link below the pic. 

       mango rice / mamidikaya pulihora

                   Kesari bath

                  Senaga gugillu

           Bellam palathalikalu

                        Undrallu

              Poha Badam Ladoo

   

                       Ragi Peanut ladoo            

                 Atukula Payasam 

     

Dates & dry fruits burfi

              Homemade butter

                     Homemade Ghee

                  Sweet Pongal

                  Ellu Bella Mix

                       Pineapple Sheera

Moong dal Kheer

        Sabudana Coconut Ladoo

          Almond Mango Sandesh

Rava Ladoo

  Puffed Rice/Maramarala LAdoo

                        Kaju Katli

Sooji Kakara Pitha

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